Science
Poor and minority US children skip bike helmets, risking injury
June 11, 2015
Poor and minority US children skip bike helmets, risking injury
Poor and minority children are less likely to be wearing bike helmets when they crash than kids who are white…
Beyond games, Oculus virtual reality headset finds medical uses
June 11, 2015
Beyond games, Oculus virtual reality headset finds medical uses
To help treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, Jennifer Patterson turned to a gadget typically associated with video games: the…
US FDA testing Nestle’s Maggi noodles after India recall
June 11, 2015
US FDA testing Nestle’s Maggi noodles after India recall
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is testing samples of a Nestle instant noodle brand that was recalled from…
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
June 10, 2015
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
Before Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette, a device now shaking up the Big Tobacco industry, he was a pharmacist in…
Apple muscles into streaming music market
June 10, 2015
Apple muscles into streaming music market
Apple launched Apple Music on Monday, a $9.99-a-month streaming music service that may not differ dramatically from competitors but comes…
Daily Mail: Limestone for the Great Pyramid would cost US$776 million today
June 10, 2015
Daily Mail: Limestone for the Great Pyramid would cost US$776 million today
The British Daily Mail website has published an infographic estimating current costs of seven iconic landmarks. The Great Pyramid of Giza,…
Tablet maker Fuhu launches new content subscription service
June 10, 2015
Tablet maker Fuhu launches new content subscription service
Fuhu Inc, creator of kid-friendly computer tablets, said it will launch a new tablet that includes content from Walt Disney…
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
June 10, 2015
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended on Wednesday that…
3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru
June 10, 2015
3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru
Researchers in Peru have discovered a trio of statuettes they believe were created by the ancient Caral civilization some 3,800…
Team documents Cairo’s nostalgic street ads
June 9, 2015
Team documents Cairo’s nostalgic street ads
Sundus Seif Eddin is a photographer and Amr Abu Tawila is a researcher who have documented old ads hand scripted…